After sacrificing a Familiar and obtaining a Buff Card, I discovered several new things. One of them is that the card doesn't disappear until I use it, meaning that I can store them as I want for later usage. The limit, however, is that each Buff Card type can only be stored 10 times inside the Grimoire, no more than that.
But it still an almost limitless resource the more Cards of different Familiars I have, also, this quantity increases with Skill Level as well, even when the Skill didn't clarify this. However, seeing how these familiars are so expensive to create, both in Spirit Orb cost and Mana, I won't be abusing this power as much, I'll probably create the Buff Cards whenever I need them for now.
[Familiar Evolution: Lv1]
Skill Proficiency: 0/20000
As a Master Summoner, your growth and evolution also has carried over to your older Familiars. Depending in the Level of this Skill and other Related Summoner Skills, you can now Evolve weaker Familiars into stronger, renovated forms utilizing Resources such as Mana, Spirit Orbs and Monster Materials.
Evolved forms and original forms will be keep separated, but once you create an evolved form, you can summon them normally, without needing to utilize the same resources you used to create the evolved familiar initially.
Additionally, enhances Evolved Familiars Stats by +25%, with an additional +10% with each Skill Level. Rank Limit will be based on Skill Level as well. Only Familiars one Rank below the Rank Limits can evolve.
Evolution Rank Limit:
Level 1: [Up to D+++ Rank]
Interesting, it works as I imagined.
I summoned a Fenrir, who glanced at me curiously. This was one of the Fenrirs I've had for a while now. They haven't died since the battle against Beelzebub and everything.
"Alright, time to evolve you…" I nodded. "Take this and evolve."
I took out of my inventory some materials, the Blood of Gray Wolves, Black Wolves, and Demonic Wolves, alongside a bit of the fur and blood of Eleanora's favorite pet, Blood, who was currently standing on guard some meters away from here.
"WOOF!" Fenrir barked, suddenly, beginning to glow as I detected a large portion of my MP being absorbed into his body, all materials also converged into his own.
His already rather large body became even bigger, instantly rising up in the Ranks and then…
[The [Dark Shadow Horned Wolf: Fenrir (F Rank)] has evolved into the [Giant Shadow Specter Horned Wolf: Fenrir (D++ Rank)]!]
[Name]: [Fenrir (Evolved) (Awakened)]
[Type]: [Beast] [Specter] [Shadow]
[Race]: [Giant Shadow Specter Horned Wolf]
[Health Points]: [5000/5000] (+550)
[Mana Points]: [2500/2500] (+350)
[Strength]: [3200] (+700)
[Agility]: [3200] (+700)
[Vitality]: [1800] (+350)
[Intelligence]: [1500] (+350)
[Dexterity]: [2500] (+550)
[Buff]: [+250 Agility] [+200 Dexterity]
[Skill]: [Abyssal Bite++] [Dark Berserk Roar++] [Shadow Traveler++] [Spectral Form++] [Abyssal Specter Domain++]
"Perfect…" I said in surprise, as I saw Fenrir tower above me. His enormously tall body glancing down at me as if I were a mere ant.
The beast had now become as tall as five meters of height, covered on black fur with several silver stripes, his red eyes became sharper and stronger looking, while his smaller horn became big, like a spear emerging from his forehead.
He was now overflowing with his own Mana, which he can spend to conjure his stronger Skills. Also, his older Skills evolved, not just gaining the "++" from Awakening, but actually evolving into brand-new and stronger forms.
"Looks like it was a success." I smiled. "How do you feel, Fenrir?"
"WOOF! AWOOOOOOO!" Fenrir howled to the skies, a powerful aura of shadows and spectral energy surged from his body.
He was no longer a pushover now, he finally caught up to everyone else! I was already thinking on finding another wolf-type monster to replace him, but now that he had become so strong, there's no point.
Also, was it my idea or were his stats much higher than the other D++ Rank monsters? Well, not as high as some of Claw's stats, but Claw is a specialist so he mostly gathered all his stats into his STR. However, for Fenrir that is a more mobile and also physical fighter, his stats are quite impressive.
[The [Giant Shadow Specter Horned Wolf: Fenrir (D++ Rank)] Evolved Form has been registered as a new Summonable Familiar within the {Grimoire}.]
[You can now summon more of these cards utilizing Spirit Orbs and Mana, or multiply the currently existing Fenrir utilizing half the cost of Mana and Spirit Orbs.]
Hmm, I guess multiplying the new Fenrir would be ideal, though the smaller, weaker ones are… well, smaller, and therefore stealthier, they still have their uses, so I won't sacrifice them to regain Mana for now.
"Woooah! Is that Fenrir?!" Asked Eleanora, rushing to my side. "Amazing! He evolved?! But how? I thought Familiars couldn't evolve!"
"Well, I gained a Skill that lets me just do that." I smiled. "Now Fenrir has finally caught up to everyone else."
"So fluffyyyyy~!" Eleanora hugged Fenrir's fluffy chest, as the wolf gently licked her face with a gigantic tongue. "Uwaaahh, you're covering me in drool! S-Stop it! Ughh…"
"Barf! Woof!" Fenrir waged his tail happily to be hugged.
"Anyways, now that we're done here…" I said.
"Blakeee! The meal is done!" Elizabeth called from afar, as I smelled the scent of baked pastries.
Once we arrived there, we found her bringing out of a specialized oven-kitchen golem that Alberta carried around several meat pies she had pre-prepared beforehand.
"Oooh, smells so nice!" Erika said. "Blake, come sit here at my side!"
"Hahah, fine, it does smells really good." I nodded.
"Elizabeth's meat pies are really the best." Erdrich smiled. "I remember eating them every day back when we went into training with Ellergest."
"Hehehe, I just put a bit of effort and love into them, it's nothing special you guys~" Elizabeth smiled, giggling.
If we told a normal person that we were enjoying a nice meal in the middle of a poisonous insect-infested dungeon, they would never believe us.